/* RX device */
        struct i2c_client *c;
 
-       /* RX device buffer */
-       struct lirc_buffer buf;
-
        /* RX polling thread data */
        struct task_struct *task;
 
        struct list_head list;
 
        struct lirc_driver l;
+       struct lirc_buffer rbuf;
 
        struct mutex ir_lock;
        atomic_t open_count;
        int ret;
        int failures = 0;
        unsigned char sendbuf[1] = { 0 };
+       struct lirc_buffer *rbuf = ir->l.rbuf;
        struct IR_rx *rx = ir->rx;
 
        if (rx == NULL)
                return -ENXIO;
 
-       if (lirc_buffer_full(&rx->buf)) {
+       if (lirc_buffer_full(rbuf)) {
                dprintk("buffer overflow\n");
                return -EOVERFLOW;
        }
                codes[1] = code & 0xff;
 
                /* return it */
-               lirc_buffer_write(&rx->buf, codes);
+               lirc_buffer_write(rbuf, codes);
                ++got_data;
-       } while (!lirc_buffer_full(&rx->buf));
+       } while (!lirc_buffer_full(rbuf));
 
        return 0;
 }
 static int lirc_thread(void *arg)
 {
        struct IR *ir = arg;
-       struct IR_rx *rx = ir->rx;
+       struct lirc_buffer *rbuf = ir->l.rbuf;
 
        dprintk("poll thread started\n");
 
                if (kthread_should_stop())
                        break;
                if (!add_to_buf(ir))
-                       wake_up_interruptible(&rx->buf.wait_poll);
+                       wake_up_interruptible(&rbuf->wait_poll);
        }
 
        dprintk("poll thread ended\n");
 {
        struct IR *ir = filep->private_data;
        struct IR_rx *rx = ir->rx;
+       struct lirc_buffer *rbuf = ir->l.rbuf;
        int ret = 0, written = 0;
        unsigned int m;
        DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
        if (rx == NULL)
                return -ENODEV;
 
-       if (n % rx->buf.chunk_size) {
+       if (n % rbuf->chunk_size) {
                dprintk("read result = -EINVAL\n");
                return -EINVAL;
        }
         * to avoid losing scan code (in case when queue is awaken somewhere
         * between while condition checking and scheduling)
         */
-       add_wait_queue(&rx->buf.wait_poll, &wait);
+       add_wait_queue(&rbuf->wait_poll, &wait);
        set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 
        /*
         * mode and 'copy_to_user' is happy, wait for data.
         */
        while (written < n && ret == 0) {
-               if (lirc_buffer_empty(&rx->buf)) {
+               if (lirc_buffer_empty(rbuf)) {
                        /*
                         * According to the read(2) man page, 'written' can be
                         * returned as less than 'n', instead of blocking
                        schedule();
                        set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
                } else {
-                       unsigned char buf[rx->buf.chunk_size];
-                       m = lirc_buffer_read(&rx->buf, buf);
-                       if (m == rx->buf.chunk_size) {
+                       unsigned char buf[rbuf->chunk_size];
+                       m = lirc_buffer_read(rbuf, buf);
+                       if (m == rbuf->chunk_size) {
                                ret = copy_to_user((void *)outbuf+written, buf,
-                                                  rx->buf.chunk_size);
-                               written += rx->buf.chunk_size;
+                                                  rbuf->chunk_size);
+                               written += rbuf->chunk_size;
                        }
                }
        }
 
-       remove_wait_queue(&rx->buf.wait_poll, &wait);
+       remove_wait_queue(&rbuf->wait_poll, &wait);
        set_current_state(TASK_RUNNING);
 
        dprintk("read result = %d (%s)\n", ret, ret ? "Error" : "OK");
 {
        struct IR *ir = filep->private_data;
        struct IR_rx *rx = ir->rx;
+       struct lirc_buffer *rbuf = ir->l.rbuf;
        unsigned int ret;
 
        dprintk("poll called\n");
         * Add our lirc_buffer's wait_queue to the poll_table. A wake up on
         * that buffer's wait queue indicates we may have a new poll status.
         */
-       poll_wait(filep, &rx->buf.wait_poll, wait);
+       poll_wait(filep, &rbuf->wait_poll, wait);
 
        /* Indicate what ops could happen immediately without blocking */
-       ret = lirc_buffer_empty(&rx->buf) ? 0 : (POLLIN|POLLRDNORM);
+       ret = lirc_buffer_empty(rbuf) ? 0 : (POLLIN|POLLRDNORM);
 
        dprintk("poll result = %s\n", ret ? "POLLIN|POLLRDNORM" : "none");
        return ret;
        /* Good-bye Rx */
        destroy_rx_kthread(ir->rx);
        if (ir->rx != NULL) {
-               if (ir->rx->buf.fifo_initialized)
-                       lirc_buffer_free(&ir->rx->buf);
                i2c_set_clientdata(ir->rx->c, NULL);
                kfree(ir->rx);
        }
        }
 
        /* Good-bye IR */
+       if (ir->rbuf.fifo_initialized)
+               lirc_buffer_free(&ir->rbuf);
        del_ir_device(ir);
        kfree(ir);
 
                memcpy(&ir->l, &lirc_template, sizeof(struct lirc_driver));
                ir->l.minor       = minor; /* module option */
                ir->l.code_length = 13;
-               ir->l.rbuf        = NULL;
+               ir->l.chunk_size  = 2;
+               ir->l.buffer_size = BUFLEN / 2;
+               ir->l.rbuf        = &ir->rbuf;
                ir->l.fops        = &lirc_fops;
                ir->l.data        = ir;
                ir->l.dev         = &adap->dev;
                ir->l.sample_rate = 0;
+               ret = lirc_buffer_init(ir->l.rbuf,
+                                      ir->l.chunk_size, ir->l.buffer_size);
+               if (ret)
+                       goto out_free_ir;
        }
 
        if (tx_probe) {
                        goto out_free_xx;
                }
 
-               ret = lirc_buffer_init(&ir->rx->buf, 2, BUFLEN / 2);
-               if (ret)
-                       goto out_free_xx;
-
                ir->rx->c = client;
                ir->rx->hdpvr_data_fmt =
                               (id->driver_data & ID_FLAG_HDPVR) ? true : false;
-
-               /* set lirc_dev stuff */
-               ir->l.rbuf = &ir->rx->buf;
        }
 
        i2c_set_clientdata(client, ir);
        destroy_rx_kthread(ir->rx);
 out_free_xx:
        if (ir->rx != NULL) {
-               if (ir->rx->buf.fifo_initialized)
-                       lirc_buffer_free(&ir->rx->buf);
                if (ir->rx->c != NULL)
                        i2c_set_clientdata(ir->rx->c, NULL);
                kfree(ir->rx);
                        i2c_set_clientdata(ir->tx->c, NULL);
                kfree(ir->tx);
        }
+       if (ir->rbuf.fifo_initialized)
+               lirc_buffer_free(&ir->rbuf);
 out_free_ir:
        del_ir_device(ir);
        kfree(ir);